Rajasekar Natarajan

Dr. Rajasekar Natarajan

Department of Energy and Power Electronics, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India

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Academic Career Length

48Years (1979-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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JRJ. Prasanth Ram
J. Prasanth Ram
THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABUTHANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
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Rajasekar Natarajan

1 August 2018 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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DPDhanup S. Pillai
Dhanup S. Pillai
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Rajasekar Natarajan

13 June 2017 in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
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THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABUTHANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
JRJ. Prasanth Ram
J. Prasanth Ram
TDTomislav Dragicevic
Tomislav Dragicevic
MMMasafumi Miyatake
Masafumi Miyatake
Frede BlaabjergFrede Blaabjerg
Frede Blaabjerg
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Rajasekar Natarajan
For large photovoltaic power generation plants, number of panels are interconnected in series and parallel to form a photovoltaic (PV) array. In this configuration, partial shade will result in decrease in power output and introduce multiple peaks in the P-V curve. As a consequence, the modules in the array will deliver different row currents. Therefore, to maximize the power extraction from PV array, the panels need to be reconfigured for row current difference minimization. Row current minimization via Su Do Ku game theory do physical relocation of panels may cause laborious work and lengthy interconnecting ties. Hence, in this paper, an alternative to physical relocation based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) connected modules is proposed. In this method, the physical location of the modules remains unchanged, while its electrical connections are altered. Extensive simulations with different shade patterns are carried out and thorough analysis with the help of I-V, P-V curves is carried out to support the usefulness of the proposed method. The effectiveness of proposed PSO technique is evaluated via performance analysis based on energy saving and income generation. Further, a comprehensive comparison of various electrical array reconfiguration based is performed at the last to examine the suitability of proposed array reconfiguration method.

1 March 2015 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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SDShubhankar Niranjan Deshkar
Shubhankar Niranjan Deshkar
SDSumedh Bhaskar Dhale
Sumedh Bhaskar Dhale
JMJishnu Shekar Mukherjee
Jishnu Shekar Mukherjee
THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABUTHANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
THANIKANTI SUDHAKAR BABU
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Rajasekar Natarajan

1 November 2013 in Solar Energy
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Rajasekar Natarajan
NKNeeraja Krishna Kumar
Neeraja Krishna Kumar
RVRini Venugopalan
Rini Venugopalan

1 January 2018 in Energy Conversion and Management
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BDB. Dhanalakshmi
B. Dhanalakshmi
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